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Welcome to International Graduate University
of Washington DC on Capitol Hill
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District of Columbia Government Administrators who received Master of Management Science degrees from International Graduate University:
From the left side: John W.Yaag, George B. Stryker, J. Krupanidhy Naydu, William J. Maisel, William B. Johnson, Edward M. Halley, Narinder K. Gulati, Marshall J. Cropper, Jean S. Colburn, Arnold K. Clark, and Frank S. Borris.
Not included in this photograph were: Harold M. Stearn and Ernest R. Croxford.
 Edith Dillon Edson, MSHS
Among graduates receiving the Master of Science in Human Service who are pleased with their studies is Edith Dillon Edson, a specialist in gerontology who wrote:
"After much investigation of so-called 'interdisciplinary' graduate programs, I concluded that the conventional academic opportunities available were not appropriate to my personal and professional goals. Then I discovered this University's integrated and progressive curriculum drawn from inter-related disciplines to be uniquely suited to the educational needs of human service professionals. As a graduate student I analyzed, and interpreted current scholarly papers and pertinent research in conjunction with the study of primary sources of classical theory and physiology. I found faculty to be exceptional."
Robert L. March, Psy.D., MSHS
Robert L. March, Psy.D., a mental health specialist who earned his Master of Science in Human Service (MSHS) at International Graduate University and later received a doctorate in psychology, is director of a mental health center and wrote about his studies:
"The course of study at International Graduate University provides an interdisciplinary approach, which I found to be applicable to the realities of functioning as a therapist and administrator in the human services milieu. Class readings pertained to research methodology, sociology, psychology and anthropology about which we were required to verbally present in the classroom. The variety of opportunities for gaining knowledge, I dare say, cannot be found in any other university curriculum. I found the faculty at the University to be committed to the development of a unique and relevant educational process. I am convinced that this experience will continue to enhance my ability as a human service professional."
Some of the IGU Graduates After They Received Degree:
Thomas J. Stemmy, established a business in Maryland and wrote a book "How to Slash the Cost, Time, and Aggravation of a Tax Audit" now in its eight printing.
Bonaventure Ubalijoro, Ambassador from Rwanda returned to Rwanda and heading up Banking. His thesis was translated into their language for use in improving banking services. Mutahar Alkibsi thesis was a plan for a Public Administration training institute. He returned to the Yemen Arab Republic and it was established and is still training public administrators. Robert L. March returned to Colorado and earned a doctorate degree using his masters degree as the essential prerequisite for that degree and now heads a state mental health center. William G. Walbe returned to Nigeria, where he lectured in universities on management and wrote a newspaper column which became a book on practical management. (He enrolled in IGU because the dean of management at George Washington University advised him to come there if he just wanted a degree, but to go to IGU if he wanted an education. Chafi Abdellatif returned to Morocco where he became the Director of the Mass Transit System for that nation.
Edward Halley left DC employment and started a consulting business which soon had 200 employees. Marcos Samondo from Angola returned to become a regional planner and later represented his nation at the United Nations in New York City. (Most of the 13 DC government employees moved up in the structure, some received several promotions.)
The Significance of International Graduate University to its Graduates
"I can state without reservation that the education I received at International Graduate University has been superior to that I have received an any other university. The student to instructor ratio was more favorable, the faculty was more knowledgeable and available and the curriculum more relevant and meaningful. Thus, I gained an education in the true sense of the word."
"I found the course work to be very stimulating and was impressed with the full freedom of discussion at class sessions. I found the reading assignments and references to be quite comprehensive. The faculty were extremely competent, knowledgeable, helpful and accessible, even during evenings and weekends."
"I found the Human Service College a challenging extension to my previous education (a BA from Goucher College, plus 33 hours of post graduate work including 18 hours from the University of Virginia). It added a new dimension to my professional background as a past staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging and as a consultant in the field of aging."
"My own lack of knowledge motivated me to seek out an educational opportunity that would help me improve my skills as a therapist and to train me to be an effective mental health administrator. This University has provided this. The location of International Graduate University in Washington DC, enhanced this learning by providing first hand experience and knowledge in the workings of the federal bureaucracy. The course work was very stimulating."
"I have been involved in the field of aging as well as work in other social service, education and community health in DC and in other cities. I discovered the Human Service College integrated and progressive curriculum drawn from interrelated disciplines to be uniquely suited to the educational needs of the human service professional, and it has greatly increased my professional capabilities."
"Before coming to International Graduate University, I earned a BS degree and an MA degree and was enrolled for the PhD degree at another university but withdrew, because I found that the single discipline approach offered at standard universities was inadequate to my needs and aspirations. It had become increasingly evident to me that the approach at other institutions has consistently failed to offer viable solutions to any of the human and social problems with which we are currently faced, with the fields too parochial and canted to view any problem holistically. I found International Graduate University to be the only institution currently fulfilling the need for professional training for advanced students, who desire to transcend the narrow confines of specialized disciplines where continued graduate study leads only to increasing specialization until one finds himself committed to one small segment of knowledge to the exclusion of ever considering any problems as a whole."
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